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A308 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 2 October 1982 at 14:46 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A308 in Richmond upon Thames at 14:46 on Saturday 2 October 1982. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 1982
Saturday, 14:46
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40964, longitude -0.3167, in the KT1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1982010TW0435
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
308
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 March 1986.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1982010TW0435 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 1982.